The world’s population in 1875

1.36B people. One hexagon represents 100,000 people.

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Drawn as they stood de facto, the map this year includes Austrian Galicia, German Empire, Joseon, Ottoman Empire.

Largest populations in 1875

RegionPopulation
1Russia51.0M
2Non-state societies (population aggregate)47.7M
3Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand, IN45.5M
4United States44.4M
5German Empire41.6M
6Austrian Galicia37.0M
7French Third Republic36.9M
8United Kingdom31.5M
9Bihar30.0M
10Sichuan29.5M

The largest relative change from 1874: Non-state societies (population aggregate) (−2.8M people).